The American Truth Machine

I am going to start blogging a lot this summer.  I can already tell that this summer is going to be very busy (I have a lot of things to do relating to my future, yippie!); however, I am determined to exercise my first amendment right to free speech.  Too many things anger me right now.  Like how stupid the American electorate is.  And how stupid Congress is.  And how idiotic America’s youth is.  And lots of other things.  Like how big of a dick-wad Keith Olbermann is. 

I don’t know why I say sorry, since no one even comes to this blog anyways.  Oh, well. 

I told myself I would blog everyday.  That did not happen.  Maybe I will start soon.  

Hello.  Sorry for not blogging in a while.  I was away, and then I was just lazy.  Here is my take on the stuff that’s happening now.  

Obama Oversees:  Publicity stunt.  He is acting like he is already the President.  Almost Arrogant.

Veepstakes:  McCain-Romney; Obama-Biden.   Why???  Because McCain needs a semi-youthful guy who is business oreinted, and Obama needs a semi-old guy who knows about foreign policy.  Romney would accept, but I don’t know about Biden.  As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he is very influencial and important to the Democratic party.  

Estelle Getty:  She made The Golden Girls golden.   

As we all have heard, Barack Obama was forgone the traditional route of choosing to have a publicly financed campaign.  That is, to take government money set aside to fund the race for the White House.  Obama is the first politician to do this in thirty years or so, but let’s face it, we should not be so surprised.  And ultimately, his descision makes sense for one big reason:  In politics, as in most of life, money is power.  Obama is a fundraising juggernaut with a record setting number of donors.  If anyone can raise huge heaps of cash, its Barack Obama.  However, his decision has been very controversial, as it should be. 

 I have a huge problem with the way that Obama justified his actions.  Rather than admit that he can rasie more cash than McCain this way, he used some sort of twisted victim logic by saying that the independent conservative groups (like the ones that savaged Kerry in ‘04) give McCain an advantage and that McCain is not trying to stop them.  First of all, it is illegal for campaigns to in any way coordinate with these independent groups (called 527’s, they are non-profit orgs that file under that code).  Second of all, McCain has been soft on Obama and hard on people that attack Obama.  The notion that McCain is in some way encouraging attacks is prepostorous.  Also, it should be noted that smears aimed at Obama come from both the right and disinfranchised Clinton supporters.

Obama should have just said something like, "hey, I can raise a lot of money this way, and I have over a million donors, so why not?"

Just be honest about this Obama.  You want a lot of money.  You can raise a lot of money.  I have no problem with what Obama is doing with campaign finances, but he should at least be honest regarding his motivations.  Otherwise, he’s just a typical politician.

Let’s face it.  Over $4 a gallon for gas is ridiculous, and it is hurting the middle-class and, thus, damaging our economy.  As long as oil floats around $130-140 a barrel, than we are screwed.  There are many possible courses of action in dealing with this problem, but of course no one can agree on which is the best.  Here is my opinion:  No one course of action will get us off of foreign energy, lower gas prices, and increase national security.  What we need is a confluence of actions to get us out of this crisis.  And yes, it is a crisis.   

So, what do we need to do?

• Increase domestic production
• Decrease consumption
• More alternative energies

It all comes down to those few things.  In fact, you can simplify it to decrease comsumption and increase production.  Now of course, decreasing consumption of anything is usually bad for the economy because out economic system thrives on consumption.  Plus, the less  mid-east oil we consume, the more China is able to get.  Any consumption that we don’t do, they will do it. You could say that China will do the job that Americans don’t want to do.  However, as of right now, it seems that Americans don’t really want to consume less.  Many people are still driving around in there big SUV’s.  Of course, there are signs that the tides are shifting.  More people are buying economy cars (truck and SUV sales are tanking) and more people are taking public transportation.  But still, most people, at $4 a gallon, are unwilling to make major changes to their habits.  

It will take years for gas consumption to go down, and it will happen more because of an influx of alternative energies to the market rather than less consumption.  Cars will be built more efficiently, but most people don’t buy new cars every few years.   

We certainly could increase domestic production.  Drilling offshore, in ANWAR, even in areas of Montana and Wyoming.  However, powerful environmental groups are against eny such action.  They say it will have little effect on the price but devestaing effects on the environment.  I saw that’s a buch of crap.  All the government needs to do is open up these areas of exploration.  The oil companies will make the decision as to whether or not we should drill there.  LET THE FREE MARKET WORK.  And with the new types of drilling technology out there, we CAN drill and be environmentally responsible.  By the way, after Hurricane Katrina, no oil was leaked into the Gulf of Mexico from oil rigs.  Those things are built like tanks. 

So, when can we see lower prices?  One chance is after the Beijing Olympics, when China should stop stockpiling oil (thanks, Stuart Varney of Fox Business for that).  Until then, we might be in for a tought time.  We must get off foreign oil, for National Security and our economy.  If we don’t, our country will face irreparable harm.  

Some scars can’t be fixed.  This is one that will be permanent.     

If you come on here, please comment, just for the heck of it.  It’s not that hard to do. 

Hello readers out there (if there are any).

I decided to take a break from blogging.  I was busy with some competition so I did not have time (and I am too lazy)

I am sick right now with a cold.  If anything that I post seems strange, I blame it on the meds.  

So what has happened since I took a break?  Well, I don’t know.  You don’t need me to tell you.  Go to some news website and check it for yourself.  Its not like you are a clueless politican and I am an intelligent advisor.  Although I do consider myslef to be smart and you to be as well.    

For some reason, I really like 80’s music right now. 

Did you ever wish you could go back in time to see the past.  Like a few decades before you were born?  I think that would be cool.

You know what else would be cool?  To be able to control people with Jedi Mind Tricks.  THAT would be awesome.  

You know what would be even cooler?  If Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would shut up with the stupid pandering.  They pander to the uneducated masses in Ohio by blaming NAFTA for everything and saying they will bring back manufacturing jobs.  Guess what.  Those jobs are never coming back you Ohioan Sheep.  

Hispanic radio ads in Texas by Hillary annoy me as well.  If you don’t understand English, how can you make a good choice as a voter.  I am sorry if that offends you, but LEARN ENGLISH.  Once you learn, then you can vote.  All this pandering to Latinos annoys me.  Not because I am a racist or a bigot, which I am not, but because it is offensive to Latinos.  The Dems think they are stupid enough to fall for their tricks.    

I really know my current events.  The main reason is that I watch Cable News and scan The Drudge Report.

Like most Americans, I don’t read a newspaper, except on a Sunday, when I read the comics and a few sections in Parade Magazine.  What really upsets me is that so many people think we need newspapers to get news.  However, I will tell you that much of the in-depth investigative reporting comes from newspapers.  But so what.  I would rather not know about the mexican immigrants’ fingers ending up in the chicken fingers at some restaurant.  Newspapers are dying, and that is that.  As for Network news (CBS, ABC, NBC) they are all the same in my opinion.  Katie Couric is OK, but i would prefer Fran Dresher for an anchor.  Brian Williams and Charlie Gibson do a good job.  

However, the real $$$ is in cable news.  MSNBC sucks.  The only shows I can watch are Tucker (Tucker Carlson) and Hardball (with Chris Matthews.  I only watch the show somwtimes, but I find it entertaining.)  I can also watch Morning Joe, though, which is there best show in the am hours.  Dayside programming sucks, as do Olberman and Dan Abrams.  MSNBC relies on Jail Documentaries too much.

CNN sucks too.  I can’t watch any show on there.  Wolf Blitzer is about as charismatic as a potato.  Larry King is a potato.  Lou Dobbs is OK, but he is too much a populist.  Anderson Cooper is pretty good for a few minutes, until he laughs and sounds like a little girl.  The problem with CNN is the catch-phrases.  "The Best Political Team in Television" and "Keeping them Honest."  They are overused and uncreative.  Rely too much on stupid technology.

Fox News is the best.  OK, the graphics suck.  They have catch-phrases too, but I like them.  They have the most Charisma.  Brit Hume is a human.  He does not rely on fancy and annoying computer animations for election nights.  Shepard Smith is a very good anchor.  The contributers they have are fun.  The network’s personalities are just more human.

Many people rely on the internet, but hte problem is the lack if being able to just sit down and watch a screen for a while.  I don’t feel too well after staring at a computer screen for a while.

You wanna know how to really fix the economy?  First off, to please investors and help out Wall Street (and Main Street, too), make the Bush Capital Gains taxes permanent.  And while your at it, make all the Bush tax cuts permanent.  Also, there is some law from a while ago (like over 30 years ago) that basically forced banks to give out loans to people who could not afford them.  This law was never really enforced until the Clinton Admn., which is when the mess really began.  Let’s get rid of that.  This stimulus package is a nice election-year jesture of bi-partisanship.  That’s it.  It is not going to stimulate the economy, in my opinion.  Besides, ever heard of the business cycle.  We are bound to hit a recession every once in a while.  We just don’t want to hit it too hard. 

Let’s accept the fact that we are in for a period of economic slowdown, and we might just stumble into a few quarters of negative growth (recession).  Still, the sky is not falling, unless of course you are under that US satellite that is supposed to come down soon.